Triprasetia
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So, this is my story
My baby boy (about 3-4 months) have been sneezing for a month now since I brought him home. His cagemate is very healthy till now (thanks God
). The first 1 week I thought it just a new home sneezing, so I am not worried. But on the 8th day, he is still sneezing, and I rushly brought him to vet. The vet says he is okay and just give him a vitamin to boost his immune system. The vet says he is going to be okay in a week. But in one week, he hasnt recover, but worsen (sneeze 3-4 times in a min and the sneezing is wet and squeaking noise every time he wakes up). After consulting to the vet, the vet ask me to try steam with some eucalyptus oil drops (in Indonesia, they believe eucalyptus oil can help reducing cold and many other disease ). But I read the aromatic compound is bad for rats, so I excluded the oil snd just giving steam. But unfortunately it doesnt got better. I consult again through phone, but she says she is not available till the next week. So I decided to go to another vet.
The second vet, give amoxicillin, and she says my boy going to be okay in a week (i read a lot, cmiiy amox have to be given longer) and I say it to the vet, but she says to come back again if in a week he ie not recover. After giving it in a week, there are a little bit improvement (not significant though), he still has squeaking noise every time he awakes. I was going to go to the vet again and consult, but after calling her, no one picked up, then I go to her house the next day, but no one there
So at last, I consulted with my friend who is going to be a vet, says that amox cant cure myco, and she suggest me to try zithromax. Unfortunately, I cant buy it here without presc, so she sugget me to try doxy first. For the first 3 days, doxy works really fast, almost no sneezing heard in a day. But in the 6th day till now (11th) he is starting to sneeze again (sometimes wet sometimes dry), start squeaking when he wakes up too.
The only symptoms are wet sneezing and squeaking every time he wokes up, and in a last 2 days he seems to stretch a lot. He eats a lot (i giave them 3 times a day), and when both of them up to my shoulder, I can only hear Lucky breathing noise, it sounds clear but very loud. Their cage is big enough (80x60x90), old clothes bedding, i dont use any perfume too, and my room i cleaned it every day to prevnt dust. I change the bedding twice a day (only the one which has pee on it)
What should I do now? Should I continue using doxy?or stop giving ab? Or add another ab?
I also need a suggestion on diet, because in Indo they don’t have any rat blocks and I try to buy in amazon, but unfortunately they dont ship to here. Now i am giving them a mixture of oatmeal and baby food plus fresh veggies.
My baby boy (about 3-4 months) have been sneezing for a month now since I brought him home. His cagemate is very healthy till now (thanks God
). The first 1 week I thought it just a new home sneezing, so I am not worried. But on the 8th day, he is still sneezing, and I rushly brought him to vet. The vet says he is okay and just give him a vitamin to boost his immune system. The vet says he is going to be okay in a week. But in one week, he hasnt recover, but worsen (sneeze 3-4 times in a min and the sneezing is wet and squeaking noise every time he wakes up). After consulting to the vet, the vet ask me to try steam with some eucalyptus oil drops (in Indonesia, they believe eucalyptus oil can help reducing cold and many other disease ). But I read the aromatic compound is bad for rats, so I excluded the oil snd just giving steam. But unfortunately it doesnt got better. I consult again through phone, but she says she is not available till the next week. So I decided to go to another vet.The second vet, give amoxicillin, and she says my boy going to be okay in a week (i read a lot, cmiiy amox have to be given longer) and I say it to the vet, but she says to come back again if in a week he ie not recover. After giving it in a week, there are a little bit improvement (not significant though), he still has squeaking noise every time he awakes. I was going to go to the vet again and consult, but after calling her, no one picked up, then I go to her house the next day, but no one there
So at last, I consulted with my friend who is going to be a vet, says that amox cant cure myco, and she suggest me to try zithromax. Unfortunately, I cant buy it here without presc, so she sugget me to try doxy first. For the first 3 days, doxy works really fast, almost no sneezing heard in a day. But in the 6th day till now (11th) he is starting to sneeze again (sometimes wet sometimes dry), start squeaking when he wakes up too.
The only symptoms are wet sneezing and squeaking every time he wokes up, and in a last 2 days he seems to stretch a lot. He eats a lot (i giave them 3 times a day), and when both of them up to my shoulder, I can only hear Lucky breathing noise, it sounds clear but very loud. Their cage is big enough (80x60x90), old clothes bedding, i dont use any perfume too, and my room i cleaned it every day to prevnt dust. I change the bedding twice a day (only the one which has pee on it)
What should I do now? Should I continue using doxy?or stop giving ab? Or add another ab?
I also need a suggestion on diet, because in Indo they don’t have any rat blocks and I try to buy in amazon, but unfortunately they dont ship to here. Now i am giving them a mixture of oatmeal and baby food plus fresh veggies.
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